Groundbreaking for city college set December 8
The groundbreaking rites for the proposed Iloilo City Community College is set on December 8 and it is hoped that the school could open in the next school year, Councilor Jeffrey Ganzon said.
Ganzon, now acting mayor, said that based on his feasibility study, the city college will accommodate 270 students in its first year.
“Three courses will be offered and there will be two sections per course. One section will be composed of 45 students,” he said.
Ganzon said he will turn over his proposals to Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog for his recommendations and to fast track the implementation of the project.
“If the mayor will accommodate my proposal, well and good but if not, I trust everything to him as long as it is for the good of the project,” he said.
The P25-million city college will rise on the 869-square meter lot of old BFAR building site in San Pedro, Molo district through the donation of Ilonggo tycoon Edgar Sia, head of the Injap Foundation Inc.
Ganzon said he is the sole author of the proposed City Community College in tribute to his father, the late Senator Rodolfo Ganzon, also a former city mayor.
Former Councilor Erlinda Liberiaga had also pushed for the establishment of the city college but there has been no committee report authored by Liberiaga adopted by the City Council, based on his inquiry with the Sangguniang Panlungsod, Ganzon said.
“I don’t care whoever is claiming to be the author. (What’s important) is the proposal was approved during the time of Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and I’m very happy that the city community college will serve its purpose,” he said.*
